Go Natural: On Food, Health and Beauty

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As an MD, I've watched too many of my colleagues yank out anti-depressant samples every time a patient starts to cry. So on behalf of physicians everywhere, let me apologize for our trigger-happy prescription-writing behavior. I don't mean to diminish the pain someone who is depressed might experience. But tears are healthy.

Everyone knows that listening to music can be calming, a steady rain storm can induce sleep, and white noise can help keep focus at bay. But sound therapy has a long history and is being used as a successful form of therapy in many conditions.

Here is a story that even a monkey would go ape about. A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain.

Natural therapy may also be called naturopathy. These terms refer to alternative healing methods. Such methods are classified as alternative because they are often practiced and chosen as replacements for common medical practices, which rely heavily on synthetic treatments. There are many branches of natural therapy, including homeopathy, traditional medicine, and ayurveda.